Harding Graduation and Mother's Day Weekend

Little Emily, Emmie, Em, M-Dog, Auntie Em, Emily graduated from my ole' stomping grounds on Saturday! Yes, she graduated with honors in Professional Sales, and will be job hunting in one year after getting her MBA. I am so proud of this girl, she is smart, a leader, fun to be around and best of all she is my sister!  I am dying for her to move here!  It was fun being there and seeing some of my teachers who I still keep in touch with and can I say we are colleagues now?  Now that I teach and supervise for the university, I would like to say I am. The ceremony was great, except I missed most of it because I took the kids to get their pictures taken and missed the speech from Dr. Ganus.  Chad stayed home to study for his test. Paul was with his kids too because, Tessa had tickets to Grease.  We managed:)Grandmother Georgia's freshman roommate was Chancellor Cliff Ganus's wife, Louise.They had lots of stories to tell!  They were so excited to see each other, it had been almost 70 years and they still had vivid memories. Harry and Georgia Kelley loved Dr. Ganus, especially Georgia Kelley. Harry really liked robe, we told him it was a super hero cape and he was sold.These three are so much fun!Grandmother Pat came too! Can you believe she is has seven great grandchildren?  She has never colored her hair either! There is another picture of her at the bottom that I can not get moved up here.Grandmother and Georgia Kelley got along very well the entire weekend. We spent the rest of the weekend at her house. It was so quiet and beautiful there.

I couldn't help but, take pictures of the kids on the front lawn. Dezi and Olivia helped me get them smiling.We spent Mother's Day in the car and them as soon as I got home I finished up paper work from my last class. I am taking a break for a couple of months!  I could go on and on about how much I love being a mom! I know we all love it, I never find bad moms who blog, if so, I am sure they get enough emails and comments from the busy body blogger moms to change:)I am so inspired by all the great moms who have surrounded me throughout life and the moms who I put my kids around too.  I am very choosy with who I leave my kids with. I still visit and love the women who watched Harry while I worked. Children need to interact with various people who love them. I always want my kids to have close relationships with their grandparents. It is vital to their development to have close relationships with people who have their best interests at heart. I am so thankful for my mom, Sandy, and all of our grandmothers for making such a huge impact in our kids lives. Not only have they passed on a strong Christian legacy but, also a love for people, serving, giving, and unconditional love.I hope that Georgia Kelley soaks in the Godly characteristics that her grandwomen have. Seven year old Dezi took this picture of me and my two kids who are so happy to be in my lap:)  I had to try.

Emily Take Harry to the Pool

The water is super cold!

Harry seems to make friends everywhere he goes!

Emily came to watch Harry for me during the last few days of my school year. I was in a bind for help and she did not hesitate to jump for the chance to watch Mr. Harry! One of the worst things about working was finding childcare when his school was closed! I like most people cringe at the thought of putting people out. Thankfully Emi came to the rescue!

Happy Birthday Auntie Em

I would like to start out by saying, I have done a great job raising you/bossing you around! I do love being your big sister! I love even more how much love you show my Harry!

Emily is one of this Warehouse's favorites! We love her so much, especially when she visits!Emily did not miss one moment the night Harry was born, she stayed with me through the entire birth, she insisted...her first nephew! She spent a whole week to take care of Harry when I went back to work! She adores Harry almost as much as we do! She is constantly sending him love notes and texts! She calls to check on him often and makes sure all her friends love him too! In other words, if Harry had a fan club, Auntie Em would be the founder! Harry thinks she is so funny and loves being around her! Who wouldn't love having someone treat them like a prince! She is so much fun to be around and keeps me "humble"! We are so thankful to have her as our sister and aunt! We love you Emily, and Happy birthday...a few days late!